ARRESTED. This file photo shows whistle-blowers Liezel Aileen De Leon and Edwin Roberto . File photo by Inoue Jaena/Rapplerwere arrested on Thursday, October 3, their lawyer Harry Roque confirmed.
The Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 34 issued the warrants of arrest, after the QC Regional Trial Court ordered the case transferred there saying it's the MeTC that has jurisdiction over estafa through falsification of public documents. Potential state witnesses must be charged first so the court can discharge them as state witnesses upon the prosecutors' request."Law says only for serious crimes, that's why we're going to the Ombudsman," said Roque.
The RTC earlier said that their charges carried a maximum penalty of 6 years imprisonment, which, under the Revised Penal Code , does not constitute grave felony." the Ombudsman to conduct preliminary investigation for malversation," said Roque.
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